Chapter 1 Opportunity and Danger

Outside the White Mist Canyon, a place that was originally only visited by a few elite players was now a sea of people.

The appearance of the Battlefire Set had aroused the interest of players from other cities and even other kingdoms. They flocked here to farm the set, which led to a sharp decline in the number of Battle Monkeys in the outer area of White Mist Canyon, greatly reducing the danger.

Moreover, the Crimson-Eyed Battle Monkeys in the outer area were only level 22, and many players in White River City had already reached level 20, with elite players above level 22. So they all came here to farm the Battlefire Set.

Although the drop rate for the Battlefire Set was extremely low, with very few pieces dropped so far, everyone was still determined to grind monsters in White Mist Canyon.

Firstly, the monsters inside White Mist Canyon gave more experience, so leveling up was faster than grinding monsters outside.

Secondly, there was a certain chance of dropping the Battlefire Set from killing monsters inside White Mist Canyon.

Whether it was high experience points or a top-tier set, both were loved by players. Even though the risk of grinding monsters in White Mist Canyon was not small, players still came in droves.

"Shuyun, you're so lucky! Other teams haven't gotten anything in the past few days, but we've managed to get two Battlefire pieces," a thin male ranger said to the red-haired beauty Lan Shuyun beside him with a smile. "I heard the price of Battlefire has gone up a lot. Now someone is offering 8 gold coins for a single piece. We got two pieces, that's 16 gold coins, which is 170,000 to 180,000 credits. So awesome!"

"If we can sell them for 180,000 credits, we six can split it evenly and each get 30,000, which is more than half a year's salary. Divine Domain is really a good place to make money," another middle-aged man in a priest's robe said excitedly.

"You guys are just thinking about credits. Divine Domain is just starting. It will be even more popular later. It would be a big loss to exchange gold coins for credits now. Even if you really want to exchange them, haven't you seen the news on the forums? If you trade directly for credits, they're offering 100,000 credits for a single Battlefire piece, so two pieces would be 200,000," the shield warrior Lan Shuyun said with a faint smile, her heart filled with excitement.

During this period, there were many teams grinding monsters in White Mist Canyon, but so many people were grinding, and the Battlefire Set didn't drop much. According to the news, only one or two pieces were obtained per day, which showed that the drop rate of the Battlefire Set was very, very low.

They were almost desperate, but after killing a level 24 special elite Ironclad Battle Monkey, they dropped a Battlefire piece. Then, a day later, they dropped another piece after killing a group of Crimson-Eyed Battle Monkeys, instantly taking them from the depths of despair to paradise.

One Battlefire piece would allow them to break even, and two pieces would make them a fortune.

The gold coins they earned could be used to buy better equipment and replace their current gear with mithril equipment, which would allow them to farm the Battlefire Set here more efficiently.

"This Divine Domain system update is a trap. If it hadn't greatly reduced our strength, we might have been able to farm another Battlefire piece if we had grinded for a little longer," the middle-aged male priest said regretfully.

The other members of the team nodded in agreement.

It was too inconvenient to use skills to fight now, and that skill completion rate was simply speechless. Apart from a few skills reaching 50% completion, the other skills were less than 50%, so they could only exert less than 60% of their original strength. Fortunately, White Mist Canyon was not as dangerous as before, otherwise they would be in danger.

"There's nothing we can do about the Divine Domain system update. Everyone is in the same boat," Lan Shuyun comforted. "We've already gotten two Battlefire pieces. We can just sell them and buy some mithril equipment to improve our combat power."

"That's right, White River City is really good. Compared to our previous city, we can buy more good equipment. I heard that the Star Mark Merchant Association sells a lot of mithril equipment, and there are even magic energy armor plates that can improve a lot of stats."

Just as Lan Shuyun's team was talking and laughing expectantly, twenty or thirty players emerged on the small road leading to the exit of White Mist Canyon, all with sneers on their faces. The IDs they displayed were as red as blood, indicating that they had killed many players.

"You guys look so happy. You must have gotten a lot, right? How about taking it out and letting us brothers enjoy it together?" Cang Yixiao, a level 24 berserker, looked at Lan Shuyun's team and said with a smile.

Lan Shuyun's team immediately stopped and took out their weapons, as if facing a great enemy.

They were so focused on being happy that they completely forgot the dangers of White Mist Canyon.

During this period, the danger of the monsters in White Mist Canyon had indeed decreased a lot, but the danger from players had risen sharply.

In White Mist Canyon, the drop rate of monsters was originally higher than outside. Even if they didn't drop the Battlefire Set, the other equipment they dropped would be a considerable income. Therefore, many elite players would come here to grind monsters. Since they were elite players, their equipment must be good.

Compared to obediently grinding monsters, killing elite players was undoubtedly the fastest way to make money. If they were lucky, they might be able to get good equipment from their backpacks.

Therefore, the number of players who died in White Mist Canyon was quite alarming.

Just as Lan Shuyun's team was about to turn around and flee, dozens more people emerged behind them, completely blocking their retreat.

For a moment, Lan Shuyun's team became flustered.

If there were only a dozen or so opponents, they would still have a chance to fight. After all, they were also elite players, but there were more than fifty opponents, and they were no match for them with just six people.

"It's not easy for us brothers to guard this road. I won't waste words. Each of you hand over the best piece of equipment you have, and also 20 silver coins each, and I'll let you pass. Otherwise, you'll all die here," Cang Yixiao said playfully while toying with the greatsword in his hand.

After Cang Yixiao finished speaking, the red-named players who were surrounding them also took out their weapons, implying that if Lan Shuyun's team dared to say no, they would attack.

Now that the players were all level 20 or higher, especially the elite players, who were even higher. If they died once, they would not only lose a piece of equipment, but also have to spend a few days to make up for it, which no one wanted to happen.

That's why Cang Yixiao proposed reasonable conditions.

"Big brother, although you have more people, we have fewer. But each of you is red-named. Even if you kill us, with our strength, we can still take one or two of you down with us before we die," Lan Shuyun said calmly. "If we die, we'll just lose one level and one piece of equipment. But if a red-named player dies, they'll lose two or three levels, or even three or four levels, and also most of the equipment on their body."

Lan Shuyun's words would undoubtedly make the red-named players think a lot. After all, no one could guarantee that they wouldn't be the ones to die as a sacrifice. However, Lan Shuyun's words didn't shake these red-named players. Instead, they all showed mocking expressions.

This made Lan Shuyun feel a little surprised.

Before Lan Shuyun could figure out what was going on, Cang Yixiao said coldly, "You don't need to play tricks. I'll count to five. If you don't hand over the equipment and money, then all of you will stay here."

"Everyone be careful. In a moment, we'll charge towards the woods on the left. As long as we enter the woods, the complex terrain should allow us to shake them off," Lan Shuyun said quickly.

Just as both sides were about to attack,

a black hole suddenly appeared in mid-air, and six people fell out of it, landing right in the middle of Lan Shuyun and Cang Yixiao's groups.